Living during the ancient Egyptian 13th Dynasty (late Middle Kingdom), Amenysoneb was probably in charge of one rota of the priests at the temple of the god Osiris at Abydos. His stela is unusual because it is double-sided (meaning it was probably meant to be viewed in the round), and its decoration is arranged around a large ‘ankh’ sign, the loop of which actually perforates the stela.
On the front, Amenysoneb worships the jackal god Wepwawet. Family members and other dependents are depicted sitting in the lower registers.
The back of this stela is also very interesting. Six registers show different scenes of daily life: food preparation, animal slaughter, sowing, reaping, milling, baking and brewing. The depiction of scenes of daily life such as these is common in Egyptian tombs, but on stelae it is extremely rare.
https://garstangmuseum.wordpress.com/2020/09/15/stela-of-amenysoneb-garstang-museum-e-87/
Accession number E.30
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